The enlightenment written in the past was that it was easy to draw ghosts, but difficult to draw dogs and horses.

People who pretend to be legends should not rush into it. Stand by and watch, there will be wonders, there will be wonders, there will be no bad propositions, but those who can praise their embroidery from the heart. There is an old saying: "It is easy to draw ghosts, but difficult to draw dogs and horses." Ghosts are invisible, unlike paintings, and difficult to test; Dogs and horses are familiar and a little clever, which shows that people are involved in absurdity, that is, scholars are also ignorant of people.

-Li Yu's "Follow the Fate, Song Qu Bu, Structure First"

Therefore, when writing a legendary work, don't suddenly rush to write without preparation. Why don't you put your hand in your sleeve first and then learn from it? You can't start writing soon until you get there. [Legend: refers to the long operas that prevailed in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Generally, each book consists of more than twenty or fifty books. Speaker: It means to pause in a sentence. A: Yes. Pawn: All at once, all at once. Niān: pinch, pinch. Millimeter: refers to the writing brush. Hand sleeve: hide your hand in the sleeve. Before: Before. Yu, preposition. Start: Not the beginning. Book: writing, here refers to creation. Hou Yu: In the future. There must be a strange story to have a wonderful writing. There has never been a bad proposition that can show a good idea and write a good sentence. [things: things, stories. Fang: Cai. Proposition: refers to the theme and theme determined by poetry. And: a conjunction indicating a turning point. Out: Show it. Its: his, pronoun. Embroidered heart and embroidered mouth: "Embroidered heart and embroidered mouth" is an idiom, which means beautiful writing and gorgeous rhetoric. This kind of punishment, expressed separately, still has the meaning of "intertextuality" and plays an important role. Yang: I have the intention to play ball. Also: it means to judge. Someone once said, "It is easiest to draw monsters, but it is difficult to draw dogs and horses well." [former people: former people. This theory of the ancients can be found in Han Feizi's Explaining the Left of Foreign Storage. Ghost (mèi): Ghost 】 Because ghosts and monsters have no form, even if they are not painted like this, they are hard to find out; [explain why, because. Form: form, form, shape. One: refers to ghosts. Yes Test: check the test. Dogs and horses are animals that people can often see. As long as there is a little irrationality, this person will be criticized. [For …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Habitual knowledge: you can often see it. Good: against reason. Yes: pronoun, this. Blame: Pick out mistakes and criticize them. It can be seen that when things involve unfounded and unreasonable situations, this is a way for literati to hide their shortcomings from others. [involving: involving, involving. Absurdity: unfounded words and deeds. Hiding others: hiding shortcomings and not showing others. Tools: Tao and Dharma. ]